Washing device



March 3, 1959 BTG, ANDERSON l 2,875,461

WASHING DEVICE Filed July l5, 1954 BY n United States Patent() WASHINGDEVICE Philip G. Anderson, Park Ridge, lll. Application July 15, 1954,Serial No. 443,565

' 2 Claims. (Cl. 15-118) ICC Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on theline 2-5-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on 'the `line 3--3 of Figure l.

Figure 4 is a partial plan view of the bottom of the mitt `type washingdevice.

As shown in the drawings: p

The reference numeral 10 indicates generally a mitt type Washing device.Principally, as stated in the objects above, the washing device is forthe purpose of cleaning windows and, `stillmore particularly, the clean`ing of automobile windshields. The washing mitt`10 includes arectangularly shaped toweling material V11 forming one surface of themitt. 'Ihe other side of the an increased number of bugs and insects tobe ,struck i facturer. This provides a surface against which the sapfrom trees or the like may fall directly thereon. For safe driving it isessential that a windshield be as clean as possible and as free offoreign matter as possible to aid in maximum visibility and drivereiciency. To facilitate clean windshields the gasoline service stationsthroughout the country have accepted the task of washing the windshieldsof automobiles as they come into the service station for gasoline or oilor the like.

It is, therefore, a principal object of this invention to provide awashing device specifically adapted to the windshields of automobiles.

An important object of this invention is the provision of a means in asingle washing d evice for applying water to the windshield andsubsequently wiping the applied water and dirt from the windshieldwithout causing streaking thereon.

Another and further important object of this invention is to supply awashing device for automobile windshields which comprises a towelingmaterial and a chamois material.

A still further important object of this invention s to equip a Washingdevice with a cord means Woven therein to enable the user thereof togain sufficient abrasive characteristics to rid the windshield ofsmeared bugs and/or tree sap.

Another and still further important object of this invention is toprovide a washing device for automobile windshields'in the form of ahand mitt having a toweling material on one side and a chamois materialon the other side.

A still further important object of this invention is the provision ofmeans in a hand mitt washing device having relatively stili` cords wovenwithin a relatively soft toweling material wherein the windshield of anautomobile may be conveniently washed and at the same time enabletheoperator to scrubthe bugs and other foreign matter from thewindshield by reason of the stiffer cords which form an integral part ofthe hand mitt washing device.

Other and further important objects and advantages will become apparentfrom the disclosures in the following specitication and accompanyingdrawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 yis a plan view of one surface of the mitt type washing deviceof this invention.

mitt 10 comprises a rectangularly shaped chamois material 12. Astitching 13 joins the toweling 11 and the chamois 12 on three sidesthereof. A hand opening 14 is disposed between the toweling 11 and thechamois 12 torpermit the operator to insert his hand and use the washingdevice with either the toweling material 11 as the operating surface orthe chamois material 12 as the operating surface as the situationrequires.

Relatively large stiff cords 15 are woven into the` toweling 11 so thatthey intermittently appear on the working surface of the toweling` 11.Knots `16 are provided at the ends ofthe cords 15 in order to preventthe `pulling through of the cords and to maintain the cords in thegeometrical pattern in which they are arranged on the toweling material.These numerical designations 15 and 16 apply generally to all of thecords.` applied to the toweling. However, the particular row or line ofcords will be further designated by special numerals in order to clearlydefine the positioning of these cords on the mitt. Diagonal cords 17 and18 form a cross on the toweling surface of the mitt. Vertical cords 19are provided at intervals along the mitt and similarly horizontal cords20 are provided across the mitt. The upper end of the mitt opposite thehand opening 14 is the surface of the mitt which will eventually do themost work in effecting the cleaning of windows or automobile windshieldsand as a result there is a need for more cords in this upper thirdportion of the mitt. A relatively high and deep undulating pattern ofcords 21 is generally vertically disposed and extends across the topportion of the mitt 10. A rst row of horizontally disposed undulatingpattern of cords 22 extends across the top of the mitt 10 in aninterweaving manner with the vertically disposed undulating pattern ofcords 21. The horizontally disposed cords have relatively shallowundulations compared to the undulations of the cords 21. A second row ofhorizontally undulating pattern of cords 23 is spaced below the firstrow 22 and similarly extends across the top of the mitt 10. Theundulations of the cords 23 are substantially the same magnitude as theundulations of the cords `22. Here again the cords 23 are woven in andout amongst the lower portions of the relatively high undulations 21 Yofthe Vertical undulating pattern of cords.

In the operation of the device of this invention the user vplaces hishand within the mitt 10 through the opening 14 anddips the entirewashing device into a washing solution which may be merely water or thelike Thereupon the user applies the toweling surface 11 to thewindshield to be washed and commences rubbing. The intermittentlydisposed portions of cord and more particularly the multiplicity ofcords at the upper portion of the mitt provide the necessary abrasivecharacteristics in order to rub loose the bugs which seem to always bepresent on the windshields of modern automobiles by reason of their highspeeds along the highways. Further, these same cords form the necessaryabrasive characteristics in order to rub loose and rid the windshield ofthe tacky sap material which drops from trees. When the surface of thewindshield appears to be relatively clean, the operator then switchesthe initt on his handand applies the chamois to the Windshield andremoves the excess yWater therefrom. The chamois skin or leather haslong been used as a window washing material by reason of its ability ltoremove excess Water without ycausing streaking on the windows.

It will thus be seen that herein is provided a complete washing devicefor windows and as previously stated mere particularly the windshieldsof automobiles. The specific arrangement of. cords in thetowelingmaterial has been found to provide efficient cleaning of thewindows and they are arranged; to accommodate the operators hand Withinthe'rnitt. The cords which are woven into the towely material have, beenstated to be relatively large but principally lit is desirable thatthese cords be of a little harder, o r stitfrer material than thetoweling so that there lis a differential in the abrasive or rubbingcharacteristics of the toweland the 'cords `so that the cords are moreapt to facilitate removal of hard to remove smearings of ,foreign matteronthe windows.

Numerous details of construction may be varied throughout a wide rangewithout departing from the principlesy disclosed herein and I,therefore, do not propose limiting Vthe patent granted hereon otherwisethan as necessitated'by the appended claims.

What is clamedtis;

l1. A washing` device comprising` a combination of chamois and towelingmaterial in which there is chamois 4,` I v on one side and towelingmaterial on the other side, said chamois and toweling material generallyrectangular in shape and of substantially the same size, said chamoisand toweling material stitched together' to form a hand mitt, and aseparate ycord woven through portions of the external surface of thetoweling material and lying generally in the plane of and lying at onthe external surface of the toweling material to give the washing devicean abrasive quality, portions of the woven cord forming a generallyuniform pattern on the rectangular surface of the toweling material, andother portions of the woven cord forming an undulating pattern on theupper end of the toweling material adjacent the outer end of the hand 2.A device as set forth in claim l in which the undulatinf,y patternincludes a long undulating path in one direction and Vrelativelyshallower undulating paths in a directionY at ,rightv angles thereto,said undulating paths interwoven amongst each other.

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